Zaporozzhia region: SBU seizes military munitions

11:11, 10-01-2019

In the framework of countering illegal arms and ammo trafficking, the SBU officers identified a stash of munitions in Zaporizzhya region.

The operatives seized six RPG-22 grenade launchers and almost 2,000 ammo rounds of 5.45 and 7.62 caliber, from the cache equipped in the forest belt near one of the settlements along the regional highway.

Part of the arsenal has been disposed of at the location, the rest - transferred for the examination.

The issue of initiating a criminal proceeding under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is being settled.

Investigative actions for identification of the sources of weapons and all those involved in arranging the stash are under way.